Cross Country Adds Twelve Freshmen for 2012 Campaign

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. –Director of track and
field and cross country Jason Saretsky announced his incoming class
for cross country, made up of 12 freshmen. The new class hails from
eight states (Arizona, California, Georgia, Iowa, New York, Ohio,
Oregon, and Massachusetts) and two countries (United States and
England).

“With
the addition of extraordinarily talented newcomers to our
experienced upperclassmen, the outlook for the season is incredibly
promising," said Saretsky. "The quality of training, group dynamics
and overall health of the team are indicators that the men’s
and women’s teams will reach the pinnacle of their
potential.”

The men’s
team will look to defend its title of Harvard-Yale champion at the
annual battle with the archrival Bulldogs. The meet promises to be
exciting as both squads have added tremendous talent to their
teams. In the 2011 NCAA Regionals, Harvard had both male and female
finishers in the top 15. Harvard hopes to build off of this
impressive finish by cracking the top half of the Ivy league
standings at the 2012 Heptagonal championships.

Ran for the varsity indoor and outdoor track
teams for four years at King Phillip Regional ... Captain of the
indoor and outdoor track teams in junior and senior year ... Led
the indoor track and field team to a third-place finish at the 2012
Massachusetts Indoor Division II Championships ... The 2012
Massachusetts Outdoor Division II champion in the two mile ... New
England 3200 meters champion in 2011 ... 2011 Massachusetts
Division III cross county state champion ... Ran the 800 meter leg
on King Phillip's Indoor Division II champion sprint medley relay
team ... A 2011 Foot Locker Cross Country Finalist ... Named the
2011 Hockomock League Cross Country MVP ... Recognized seven times
as Hockomock League All-Star ... Selected Boston Herald All-Star
for cross country in fall 2011 ... Named Boston Globe
All-Scholastic for spring track in 2011 and cross country in fall
2011 ... Selected eight times as Sun Chronicle All-Star ... Earned
MVP honors in spring track all four years, indoor track junior
year, and cross country senior year ... Set Hockomock League
records in the two mile and 4x800 relay in 2012 ... Also set eight
school records ... Played varsity soccer for two years at King
Phillip ... Named the 2012 King Phillip Male Scholar-Athlete ... AP
Scholar with honor ... Treasurer of the National Honor Society ...
Member of the math league ... Part of peer mentoring program ...
Volunteer coach for the Outreach Program for Soccer

Personal

Father, Greg Allen '86, played varsity soccer
at Brandeis, playing in the NCAA championship and was inducted into
the Brandeis Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004 ... Also enjoys soccer,
reading, food, and spending time with family.

Malik Epps - Atlanta, Ga. - North
Atlanta

Before Harvard

Member of the cross country and track teams at
North Atlanta High School ... Finished as the Georgia state
runner-up in the 800m in 2011 ... Placed fifth in the 1600m and
third in the 800m in 2012 ... Named team MVP three times for cross
country and two times for track ... Holds the North Atlanta records
for the 800m, 1600m and 5k ... Two-time captain of the cross
country and track teams ... Named Mr. Black and Silver ... Class of
2012 Student-Athlete Award winner

Personal

Also enjoys playing tennis, reading books and
watching "Criminal Minds."

Billy Gaudreau - Dana Point, Calif.
- St. Margaret's Episcopal

Accomplishments/Personal
Bests
2011 Orange County Cross Country Athlete of the Year

Two-time California state cross
country champion

Foot
Locker Finalist

Personal
bests of 15:28 in the 5K for xc, 9:00.24 in the 3200m and 4:11.12
in the 1600m

Before Harvard

Member of the varsity cross country and track
and field teams all four years at St. Margaret's Episcopal School
... Captain of the cross country team for three years and the track
team for two years ... Selected first team All-Orange County for cross country and
track and field in 2011 and 2012 ... Named Orange County Cross
Country Athlete of the Year in 2011 ... An 11-time champion of the
Academy League ... 2011 Orange County cross country champion ...
Mt. Sac Sweepstakes champion and division five course record holder
... Won the CIF SS cross country championship both as an individual
and team in 2010 and 2011 ... Two-time California state cross
country champion ...
Placed fifth at the Footlocker Western Regional ... Competed at the
prestigious Brooks PR Invitational in the mile ... Orange County
champion in the 1600 and 3200 meters ... An AP Scholar with honor
... Named to Headmaster's Honor Roll

Personal

A peer counselor ... A camp counselor at
Special Camp for Special Kids ... Brother, Chris Gaudreau '07, ran
cross country at Pepperdine ... Also enjoys surfing, music,
golfing, and hiking.

Robert Hogg - Cedar Rapids, Iowa -
George Washington

Before Harvard

Member of the varsity cross country and track
and field teams all four years at George Washington High School ...
Captain of the cross country team in 2011 and the track team in
2011 and 2012 ... Named the 2012 Cedar Rapids Washington Orville
Rust Athlete of the Year ... Drake Relays champion in 1600 medley
relay and third place in 4x400 relay in 2012 ... Named the
Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Division Athlete of the
Year in 2012 ... 2011 cross country district champion and MVC
Mississippi Division runner-up in 2011 ... Named first team
all-conference in 2011 ... Also named first team all-metro in 2011
... Champion at the Clinton Classic in 2011 ... Selected Elite
All-State for the 1600 medley relay after a second-place finish at
the state meet in 2011 ... Helped track and field team win the
state championship in 2009 and 2010 ... Ran in cross country team
win at MVC Valley Division Championship in 2010 ... 2010 cross
country first team all-conference and second team all-metro ... A
4x800 relay state champion, Elite All-State, all-state and Drake
Relays runner up in 2010 ... Also an Elite All-State selection in
the 1600 medley relay in 2010 ... Named first team all-metro and
second team all-conference in 2009 ... Also played three years of
varsity baseball at George Washington ... Named academic
all-conference in track and field (2011 and 2012), cross country
(2011), and baseball (2012) ... Graduated valedictorian ...
National Merit Finalist ... National AP Scholar ... Member of the
ADASTRA chapter of the National Honor Society

Personal

Selected all-state choir 2012 ... Member of
the Momentum Show Choir for three years and served as president
(2012), dance captain (2011-12), and soloist (2011-12) ... Also a
member of the Madrigal Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, and Washington
Singers and Vivace Show Choir ... Served as math team president
senior year ... National Council on Youth leadership 'Youth Salute' participant ...
Selected for 2012 Transamerica/AEGON Scholarship ... Attended
Global Leadership Connection trip to Washington, D.C. in 2012 ...
Member of Interact ... Involved heavily at Christ Episcopal
Church.

Johnny Marvin - Rhinebeck, N.Y. -
Rhinebeck

Before Harvard

Member of the track and field team all four
years at Rhinebeck High School ... Captain of the track and field
team in 2011 and 2012 and the cross country team in 2012 ... Named
team MVP in spring 2011 and 2012 ... Also named cross country MVP
in fall 2011 ... Selected as Joseph E. Mills Most Outstanding
Senior Male Athlete in 2012 ... Named Poughkeepsie Journal first
team Cross Country All-Star in fall 2011 ... Also selected as
Kingston Daily Freeman first team Cross Country All-Star in fall
2011 ... Earned all-league first team honors in cross country fall
2011 ... Recipient of the Nathaniel Oxley Memorial Award for
Dedication and Commitment to Running in 2012 ... Holds high school
records in the one mile, 3200 meters, 4x800 meter relay, and the
distance medley relay ... Two-time track state qualifier in the
3200 meters ... Also played two years of varsity soccer at
Rhinebeck as well as three years of club soccer with the Rhinebeck
Soccer League (2008) and Beekman Soccer Club (2009-11) ... MHAL
all-academic team and MHAL Scholar Athlete every season at
Rhinebeck ... Recipient of President's Award for Outstanding
Academic Excellence in 2011 ... An honor roll student all four
years of high school ... AP Scholar with honor in 2011 ... A
National Merit Commended Student in 2012 ... 2011 National Hispanic
Recognition Program Scholar ... Vice President of the National
Honor Society in 2011-12

Personal

Member of the SUNY New Paltz College Youth
Symphony for five years (2007-12) ... Selected area all-state
orchestra last three years of high school ... Member of the
Rhinebeck concert and marching band all four years ... Also
president of band in 2012 ... Member of the musical pit band in
sophomore and junior year ... Sister, Elizabeth Marvin, runs cross
country and track and field for Yale ... Father, John Marvin '82,
played varsity soccer for Fordham ... Also enjoys skiing, water
skiing/boating, soccer, violin, and saxophone.

Mathew Murray – Tuba, Ariz.
– Tuba City

Accomplishments/Personal
Bests

2011 and
2012 800 meter Division III Arizona state champion

Personal
best of 1:51.92 800 meters

Before Harvard

Member of the varsity cross country and track
and field teams all four years at Tuba City High School ... Captain
of the cross country and track and field teams in 2011 and 2012 ...
State champion in the 800 meters in junior and senior year ...
Member of the 4x800 state champion relay team in 2008 ... Holds the
school record in the 800 meters ... Also played one year of varsity
basketball ... An honor roll student all four years of high school
... Named Male Academic Athlete of the Year as a senior in high
school

Member of the track and cross country teams
for seven years at Wycliffe College and Marling Grammar School ...
Captain of the track and cross country teams at Marling 2012 ...
Earned Marling sports county honors in 2012 ... Named
Gloucestershire Junior Track and Field Athlete of the Year in 2011
... Awarded Wycliffe Best Track and Field Athlete in 2011 ... Ran
the anchor leg at national cross country relay championships in
2012 ... Holds the national schools cross country relays fastest
all-time leg (new course) ran in 2012 ... Took silver at English
Schools Senior 3k in 2012 ... Member of national schools cross
country relays winning team in 2011 ... Top of United Kingdom
Under-20 3k ranking in 2011 ... Holds the National Road Relays
fastest individual leg from 2010 ... Selected Wycliffe Best
Sportsman in 2005 ... Also played rugby and soccer for seven years
... Earned the Marling School AS-level High Performance Award ...
Recipient of Wycliffe College Chemistry Award in 2010.

Lettered all four years in indoor and outdoor
track and three years in cross country at Stuyvesant High School
... Captained all three teams in junior and senior seasons ...
Six-time individual PSAL champion ... Named all-state in cross
country and indoor and outdoor track in 2012 ... Winner of two PSAL
Wingate Awards, given for exemplary athletic and academic
achievement, for cross country and outdoor track ... Led cross
country team to 2010 PSAL cross country city championships ...
Named an All-American in the distance medley relay with a
fourth-place finish at the 2012 New Balance Indoor Nationals ...
Individual winner of the 2011 Varsity F Manhattan Cross Country
Invitational ... Runner up in the 1600 meters at the 2012 indoor
state championships ... Recipient of the New York State Scholarship
for Academic Excellence ... Member of the National Honor Society
... Vice President of the Latin Club

Personal

Worked as a research assistant at the NYU
Langone Medical Center from 2010-12 and submitted a project to the
Intel Science Talent Search competition.

Accomplishments/Personal
Bests
Three-time All-American in track and field

Personal
best of 2:12.82 for 800m

Before Harvard
Ran track and field as well as cross country all four years at
Gunn High School ... Captained cross country in 2011 and track and
field in 2011 and 2012 ... Named an All-American three times in
track and field ... California state meet qualifier ... Named all-league and all-section
in high school ... Received the Coach's Award for the Gunn track
and field team ... Ran for second place in CCS as an individual and
team during sophomore year ... Holds Gunn records in the 800 meters
and distance medley relay ... National Merit Finalist ... Member of
the German National Honor Society ... Winner of the President's
Volunteer Service Award ... Member of student government ... Editor
of high school yearbook.

Paige Kouba - Eugene, Ore. - South
Eugene

Accomplishments/Personal
Bests
2012 Oregon state champion in the 800

Two-time All-State cross country
honoree

Personal
bests of 2:12.33 800m, 4:31.15 1500m, 9:56.49 3k

Before Harvard

Four-year letter winner in track and cross
country ... Also participated in Nordic skiing and soccer ... Named
captain of the cross country and track teams as a senior ... Guided
the cross country team to four district titles and one state
championship and the track team to three district titles and a
state runner-up finish ... Oregon state champion in the 800m in
2012 after finishing runner-up in 2011 and 2010 ... Three-time
district champion in the 800m and two-time winner in the 1500m ...
Four-time all-league selection in cross country ... Earned
third-team all-state in 2010 and second-team all-state in 2011 in
cross country ... Seven-time all-conference selection in track and
field ... Bi-Mart Spirit of a Champion winner in 2012 ... Received
the Outstanding Freshman Award in cross country and track ... Named
Most Inspirational in 2010 and 2012 ... Recognized with the Bob
Hanes Perseverance Award in 2011 and the Outstanding Senior Award
in 2012 ... National Honor Society member ... National Merit
Scholarship winner ... AP Scholar with Honors ... Editor and chief
of The Axe student newspaper ... Society of Women Engineers 2012
Certificate of Merit for High Honor in Science and Mathematics
recipient

Personal

Member of the South Eugene Drama Department
... Co-founder of the Unicycling Appreciation Club ... Volunteered
at the Oregon Track Club All-Comers Meets and the 2012 U.S. Olympic
Trials ... ESL class teaching assistant at Lane Community College
... Actor, usher and volunteer for Free Shakespeare in the Park ...
Also enjoys unicycling, baking and doing crossword puzzles.

Before Harvard
Member of the cross country and track and field teams all four
years at Brunswick High School ... Captain of cross country and
track and field teams in 2012 ... National winner of the female
Wendy's High School Heisman competition in 2011 ... Led Brunswick
cross country to Division 1 state championship ... Named distance
MVP for track 2010-12 ... Team MVP for cross country in 2010 and
2011 ... Selected All-Ohio at Division 1 State Championships ...
Selected twice as Brunswick Post Athlete of the
Year ... Named VFW State Athlete of the Year ... Also named Medina Gazette Countywide
Senior Athlete of the Year ... Received 10 All-County nods for
three varsity sports ... Also a member of the varsity swim team at
Brunswick ... Captain of the swim team in 2012 ... Voted swim team
MVP in 2012 ... Valedictorian of graduating class ... Named Medina
Countywide Student of the Year ... Regional finalist in the Young
Epidemiology Scholars competition ... Speaker Pro Tempore in the
House of Representatives at Buckeye Girls State ... AP Scholar with
distinction ... Recipient of OHSAA Scholar-Athlete Scholarship ...
Named Akron Journal
Star Student and Top Female Student Athlete ... Two-time Brunswick
Student of the Year ... Member of National Honor Society

Four-year letterwinner in track and two-year
member of cross country at Cambridge Ridge & Latin School ...
Also competed in soccer and swimming ... Greater Boston League 1-
and 2-mile champion as a junior and senior and cross country
champion in 2012 ... Helped the Falcons win the Greater Boston
League girls indoor track championship in 2011-2012 ... Named the
Boston Globe/Richard Phelps Scholar Athlete for 2011-2012 ...
Two-time Greater Boston League All-Star in cross country, indoor
track and outdoor track ... Team MVP for cross country, indoor
track and outdoor track as a junior and senior ... Captained track
for two years and cross country for one ... Placed first twice and
second once in her age division of the Cambridge City Run ...
National Merit Scholar ... Member of National Honor Society ...
President of Environmental Action Club ... Best Buddies officer ...
French Club member

Personal

Harvard Square Homeless Shelter volunteer ...
Also enjoys swimming, exploring the outdoors and working as a camp
counselor.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
–Director of track and field and cross
country Jason Saretsky announced his incoming class for cross
country, made up of 12 freshmen. The new class hails from eight
states (Arizona, California, Georgia, Iowa, New York, Ohio, Oregon,
and Massachusetts) and two countries (United States and
England).

"QUOTE," said Saretsky.
"QUOTE."

Harvard is looking to crack the top
half of the Ivy standings in 2012 as the women finished sixth and
the men finished seventh at the 2011 Heptagonal Championships. Both
the men and the women registered top-15 finishes at NCAA Regionals
last season, while the men earned a victory over archrival Yale at
the annual HY(P) meet.

Ran for the varsity indoor and outdoor track
teams for four years at King Phillip Regional ... Captain of the
indoor and outdoor track teams in junior and senior year ... Led
the indoor track and field team to a third-place finish at the 2012
Massachusetts Indoor Division II Championships ... The 2012
Massachusetts Outdoor Division II champion in the two mile ... New
England 3200 meters champion in 2011 ... 2011 Massachusetts
Division III cross county state champion ... Ran the 800 meter leg
on King Phillip's Indoor Division II champion sprint medley relay
team ... A 2011 Foot Locker Cross Country Finalist ... Named the
2011 Hockomock League Cross Country MVP ... Recognized seven times
as Hockomock League All-Star ... Selected Boston Herald All-Star
for cross country in fall 2011 ... Named Boston Globe
All-Scholastic for spring track in 2011 and cross country in fall
2011 ... Selected eight times as Sun Chronicle All-Star ... Earned
MVP honors in spring track all four years, indoor track junior
year, and cross country senior year ... Set Hockomock League
records in the two mile and 4x800 relay in 2012 ... Also set eight
school records ... Played varsity soccer for two years at King
Phillip ... Named the 2012 King Phillip Male Scholar-Athlete ... AP
Scholar with honor ... Treasurer of the National Honor Society ...
Member of the math league ... Part of peer mentoring program ...
Volunteer coach for the Outreach Program for Soccer

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Director of track and
field and cross country Jason Saretsky announced his incoming class
for cross country, made up of 12 freshmen. The new class hails from
eight states (Arizona, California, Georgia, Iowa, New York, Ohio,
Oregon, and Massachusetts) and two countries (United States and
England).

"QUOTE," said Saretsky. "QUOTE."

Harvard is looking to crack the top half of the Ivy standings in
2012 as the women finished sixth and the men finished seventh at
the 2011 Heptagonal Championships. Both the men and the women
registered top-15 finishes at NCAA Regionals last season, while the
men earned a victory over archrival Yale at the annual HY(P)
meet.

Ran for the varsity indoor and outdoor track teams for four
years at King Phillip Regional ... Captain of the indoor and
outdoor track teams in junior and senior year ... Led the indoor
track and field team to a third-place finish at the 2012
Massachusetts Indoor Division II Championships ... The 2012
Massachusetts Outdoor Division II champion in the two mile ... New
England 3200 meters champion in 2011 ... 2011 Massachusetts
Division III cross county state champion ... Ran the 800 meter leg
on King Phillip's Indoor Division II champion sprint medley relay
team ... A 2011 Foot Locker Cross Country Finalist ... Named the
2011 Hockomock League Cross Country MVP ... Recognized seven times
as Hockomock League All-Star ... Selected Boston Herald All-Star
for cross country in fall 2011 ... Named Boston Globe
All-Scholastic for spring track in 2011 and cross country in fall
2011 ... Selected eight times as Sun Chronicle All-Star ... Earned
MVP honors in spring track all four years, indoor track junior
year, and cross country senior year ... Set Hockomock League
records in the two mile and 4x800 relay in 2012 ... Also set eight
school records ... Played varsity soccer for two years at King
Phillip ... Named the 2012 King Phillip Male Scholar-Athlete ... AP
Scholar with honor ... Treasurer of the National Honor Society ...
Member of the math league ... Part of peer mentoring program ...
Volunteer coach for the Outreach Program for Soccer

Personal

Father, Greg Allen '86, played varsity soccer at Brandeis, playing
in the NCAA championship and was inducted into the Brandeis
Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004 ... Also enjoys soccer, reading,
food, and spending time with family.

Personal

Father,
Greg Allen '86, played varsity soccer at Brandeis, playing in the
NCAA championship and was inducted into the Brandeis Athletic Hall
of Fame in 2004 ... Also enjoys soccer, reading, food, and spending
time with family.